Charles Crichton

1910-1999

Biography: life and films

Charles Crichton was an English film director and screenwriter. He was born in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK on 6th August 1910 and died in South Kensington, London, England, UK on 14th September 1999, aged 89.

His best films as a film director include Dead of Night (1945), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and A Fish Called Wanda (1988).

Charles Crichton directed 22 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (12 films), comedy (9), Thriller (5), comedy-thriller (3), comedy-romance (3), crime-thriller (2) and War (2).

Our average rating for Charles Crichton over all films is: 3.5

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

For Those in Peril (1944) [d]

Dead of Night (1945) [d]

Painted Boats (1945) [d]

Hue and Cry (1947) [d]

Against the Wind (1948) [d]

Another Shore (1948) [d]

Train of Events (1949) [d]

Dance Hall (1950) [d]

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) [d]

Hunted (1952) [d]

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953) [d]

The Divided Heart (1954) [d]

The Love Lottery (1954) [d]

The Man in the Sky (1957) [d]

Law and Disorder (1958) [d]

Floods of Fear (1959) [d,w]

The Battle of the Sexes (1959) [d]

The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960) [d,w]

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) [d]

The Third Secret (1964) [d]

He Who Rides a Tiger (1965) [d]

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) [d,w]



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